acclimate
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He had yet to acclimate to his new neighborhood when he was arrested last year in a misunderstanding with the police.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
There is a lot of turnover, because new hires who don’t acclimate don’t last long.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
After agreeing to work with Stolz, Corby didn’t bother trying to acclimate himself to the current training methodology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
A New York Times article that same year called the city a “testing ground” for whether California could successfully acclimate Latinos into its fabric; a 2000 follow-up deemed it “a citizenship incubator.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
“You have to try to acclimate as soon as possible to the time difference so you can be at your best when you compete,” he said.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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